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The MacBook Neo
May the MacBook Neo live so long that its name becomes inapt.
RISC-V Is Sloooow
143 vs 36 minutes is far too big difference
Show HN: How I topped the HuggingFace open LLM leaderboard on two gaming GPUs
ML, Biotech, Hardware, and Coordination Problems. Sometimes I write about hard problems and how to solve them.
DDR4 Sdram – Initialization, Training and Calibration
A detailed tutorial on DDR4 SDRAM Initialization, Training and Calibration. Exploring topics such as Read/Write Training, ZQ Calibration, Vref Training, Read Centering, Write Centering, Write Leveling and Periodic Calibration.
I don't know Apple's endgame for the Fn/Globe key–or if Apple does
The origin and the evolution of the most confusing modifier key
Restoring a Sun SPARCstation IPX part 1: PSU and NVRAM (2020)
Repairing a dead power supply and replacing the NVRAM in a vintage UNIX workstation.
Tested: How Many Times Can a DVD±RW Be Rewritten? Methodology and Results
Now that we’ve covered the contenders for this test, I will cover how this test will be performed and go through the results. It was a long time for me, but for you, it’ll just be a few…
Building a TB-303 from Scratch
Code music in the browser.
Exploring the ocean with Raspberry Pi–powered marine robots
Pushing affordable marine conservation forward with autonomous marine robots powered by Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4.
TCXO Failure Analysis
Back in January, the ThunderScope team sent me a PCIe card version of their prototype open hardware oscilloscope.
CT Scans of Health Wearables
Experience the engineering behind today’s leading health wearables including Oura Ring, Dexcom G7, and Jabra Hearing Aids. Industrial CT scans reveal how these devices merge medical precision with consumer design.
Dumping Lego NXT firmware off of an existing brick (2025)
Catgirls can have little a RCE, as a treat
OpenTitan Shipping in Production
Google has worked with the open source communities to build OpenTitan, the first open source silicon Root of Trust (RoT).
Every single board computer I tested in 2025
I benchmarked 15 SBCs released in 2025 across every price point. Here's what stood out, what disappointed, and what the year looked like for single board computers.
BMW Group to deploy humanoid robots in production in Germany for the first time
+++ BMW Group bringing Physical AI to Europe +++ Pilot project at BMW Group Plant Leipzig +++ New “Center of Competence for Physical AI in Production” accelerates global integration of AI and robotics in production +++ First pilot deployment of humanoid robots successfully completed at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg, USA…
MacBook Neo
Apple today unveiled MacBook Neo, an all-new laptop that delivers the magic of the Mac at a breakthrough price.
MacBook Air with M5
Apple today announced the new MacBook Air with M5, bringing exceptional performance and expanded AI capabilities to the world’s most popular laptop.
MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max
Apple announced the latest 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro with the all-new M5 Pro and M5 Max.
Apple Studio Display and Studio Display XDR
Apple today announced a new family of displays, Studio Display and Studio Display XDR, that takes pro workflows to the next level.
I built a pint-sized Macintosh
To kick off MARCHintosh, I built this tiny pint-sized Macintosh with a Raspberry Pi Pico: This is not my own doing—I just assembled the parts to run Matt Evans' Pico Micro Mac firmware on a Raspberry Pi Pico (with an RP2040). The version I built outputs to a 640x480 VGA display at 60 Hz, and allows you to plug in a…
New iPad Air, powered by M4
Apple announced the new iPad Air featuring M4 and more memory, giving users a big jump in performance and making it more versatile than ever.
iPhone 17e
Apple today announced the new iPhone 17e, a powerful and affordable addition to the iPhone 17 lineup.
Hardware hotplug events on Linux, the gory details
Maybe the code shouldn't be the only documentation?
Computer-generated dream world: Virtual reality for a 286 processor
Virtual reality for a 286 processor
Inside the M4 Apple Neural Engine, Part 1: Reverse Engineering
How we bypassed CoreML and talked directly to the hardware
Raspberry Pi Pico as AM Radio Transmitter
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